Last night we had another record-breaking bird migration movement, with an amazing 1.25 billion birds in flight over the U.S.! This time it was the East Coast’s turn with a massive southbound wave sweeping all the way from New England to East Texas. You can help keep these migrating birds safe: Turn off nonessential lights between 11 PM and 6 AM. Make windows safer by adding bird-friendly patterns or decals spaced just 2 inches apart to prevent collisions. Together, we can make the night skies s

Turn your lights out tonight! 400 million birds are migrating south overnight and scientists say lights disrupt their flight and can cause them to fly into structures. More info about bird migration can be found at: https://birdcast.info #birds #birdmigration #lightpollution#midwest | NBC Chicago